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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

October 13

3Canada Goose ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
8Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
6Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
8Carolina Chickadee ✓
10Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
9Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
10Eastern Bluebird ✓
15American Robin ✓
4House Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓